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Winterizing Your Life Up North

Posted on November 9, 2025November 6, 2025 by Mike

In this episode of “Mike Dell’s World,” Mike Dell discusses the topic of “Getting Ready For Winter Up North.” He starts with a humorous intro he found while digging through his files, reflecting on the absence of the Internet and video games during his childhood. Mike then dives into the essentials of winterizing for those…

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Fall in Traverse City

Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 by Mike

There’s something about fall in Traverse City that feels like a deep breath after a long sprint. The air turns crisper. The sun sits a little lower in the sky, casting that golden light you only get this time of year. The trees trade in their greens for bursts of red, orange, and yellow —…

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What Really Is a Podcast?

Posted on October 4, 2025October 14, 2025 by Mike

What is called a podcast has sparked more debate in our community than mic choices or interview styles. There’s a lot of confusion, and even controversy, around this seemingly simple question. And if you’ve been in the podcasting game for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard a dozen different definitions. According to WhatsAPodcast.com: podcast…

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BBQ Served With a Side of Freedom! – Iron Pig Smokehouse

Posted on May 10, 2021January 26, 2023 by Mike

Iron Pig Smokehouse This weekend, my wife and I had the pleasure of having dinner at the Iron Pig Smokehouse in Gaylord Michigan. I don’t normally do restaurant reviews on my blog or podcast, but I’m going to make an exception for this little piece of freedom just an hour from my house.  It’s just…

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People need to mind their own business and BE NICE! (Dammit!)

Posted on September 5, 2020January 26, 2023 by Mike

In Michigan, we have a bottle and can deposit law which makes it necessary to make trips to the bottle return at stores like Meijer and Walmart. Today, I was cleaning the garage and had a load of cans and bottles to go back to the store. Stores that sell beverages that have deposits are…

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Tired of Facebook and others censoring you?

Posted on August 12, 2020January 26, 2023 by Mike

My friend Suzie Had this warning on her Facebook Profile.  Facebook, Which owns THEIR SYSTEM decided that whatever article she clicked like on was false, based on what the government (or World Health Organization in this case) said.   It’s their right to censor what is on THEIR platform. Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,…

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Godaddy Hosting – Good to Crappy in 3 Months

Posted on February 23, 2020January 26, 2023 by Mike

Since 1999, I have had MikeDell.com on the web.  The first few versions of it were just done on plain old HTML and then later FrontPage.  I went through a few web hosts over the years since around 2003 I’ve been on Godaddy hosting and WordPress.  I was on the mid-level shared hosting on Linux…

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  • COTC - 13 Feb 2026 - Vasa Weekend and Friday the 13th February 13, 2026
    50th Anual North American Vasa festival of Races - https://www.vasa.org/Race/MI/TraverseCity/NorthAmericanVasaFestivalofRacesTom Sutter, the only person to race in all 50 Vasa races - https://www.traverseticker.com/news/meet-the-skier-thats-raced-every-single-north-american-vasa/TodayPartly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.TonightMostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm […]
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  • COTC - 12 Feb 2026 - Fish Fry! February 12, 2026
    Fish Fry at the churches - https://www.9and10news.com/2026/02/11/catholic-parishes-in-northern-michigan-host-annual-lenten-fish-fry-dinners/TodayMostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.TonightPartly cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.FridayMostly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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    From Rick Coates on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richard.a.coates.7TodayIsolated snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.TonightMostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.ThursdayMostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming northwest […]
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  • COTC - 10 Feb 2026 - Grand Traverse County AI Department Proposed February 10, 2026
    Grand Traverse County AI Department Proposed - https://www.traverseticker.com/news/ai-department-opioid-funds-on-county-agenda/Today:A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.TonightA 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 15 […]
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  • COTC - 9 Feb 2026 - USCG Icebreaker frees Cargo Ship suck in the ice February 9, 2026
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  • COTC - 6 Feb 2026 - 134 year old bar closing February 6, 2026
    Union Street Station Closing - https://www.traverseticker.com/news/union-street-station-closing-february-28-ending-134-year-run/State Theatre Closed - https://www.traverseticker.com/news/state-theatre-closed-until-further-notice/TodaySnow showers. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Temperature rising to near 32 by 10am, then falling to around 17 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust […]
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  • COTC 5 Feb 2026 - Cougar Sightings Up in Michigan last year February 5, 2026
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  • COTC - 4 Feb 2026 - Grand Traverse Bay Officially Frozen February 4, 2026
    Grand Traverse Bay Officially Frozen https://www.traverseticker.com/news/a-blank-canvas-grand-traverse-bay-frozen-for-first-time-since-2019/TodayScattered snow showers, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.TonightIsolated snow showers before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is […]
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  • COTC - 3 Feb 2026 - Dirty car problem? February 3, 2026
    Is there a dirty car problem in TC? - https://www.traverseticker.com/news/car-wash-proposed-for-prominent-frontgarfield-property/TodayScattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.TonightScattered snow showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.WednesdayIsolated snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, […]
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  • COTC - 2 Feb 2026 - Ground Hog Day - Goat-o-grams February 2, 2026
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